Garden Basics: Beginning a Vegetable Garden

One of the most challenging aspects of starting a vegetable garden is the starting: Where to locate your garden, how to eliminate the lawn and other plants growing there now, and then how to amend the soil. Artist, naturalist and gardener Maggie Heraty will recommend a step by step process that will lead you through starting a garden plot, finding materials on a budget, and beginning to grow your favorite veggies this spring in this two-part class on Thursdays, Feb. 4 & 18, 7-8:30 p.m. $33; 20% discount for Gardens members and supporters with your discount code. Registration at https://rsvp.duke.edu/d/t7qhtj/. Duke Gardens, Duke University, Durham. gardens.duke.edu. 919-668-1707, gardenseducation@duke.edu.